Dmytro Dotsenko

My art is a journey

Each new series of works is born from my inner experience of transformation and the desire to better understand myself. Through figurative images, I explore the human being in moments of change — their strength, vulnerability, silence, and struggle.

As I change, so do my subjects, approaches, color palettes, and formats. But one thing remains constant: my deep interest in the human being — their inner world and the world around them.

I return to moments of harmony that form the foundation of identity, reflect on major societal events in Ukraine and their impact on myself and others, and investigate the state of uncertainty when a person loses their footing and seeks new meaning. Recently, my attention has shifted more and more toward the coexistence of humans and technology — and the search for humanity in the digital age.

My works are a way to document the changes happening within me and in the world around me. This is the language through which I speak about the modern human being — someone who strives to preserve their identity while remaining open to the changes and challenges of the future.

2023-2026 – doctor of arts, National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (NAFAA), Kyiv

2021-2022 – Master of arts, monumental painting, NAFAA, Kyiv

2017-2021 – Bachelor, monumental painting, NAFAA, Kyiv

2013-2017 – Easel painting, Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts,

2010-2017 – Junior, graphic artist, Zaporizhzhia College of Electrical Engineering.

Personal Exhibition

2025 - “Clots of Time” (CENTER Art Space, NAFAA, Kyiv, Ukraine)
2024 - “Space of Uncertainty” (Bereznitski Art Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine)
2024 - "Dream-Awakening" (Chocolate House, Kyiv, Ukraine)
2023 - "Dialogues" (Bereznitski Art Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine)
2023 - “Maale (Wagabungo, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine)
2023 - “Maale” (Crimean House, Kyiv, Ukraine)

Selected group exhibitions:

2024-2025 - «BASTION. Ukrainian artists about the war/ BASTION. Artyści ukraińscy o wojnie» (Kyiv Art Gallery and Silesian Museum in Katowice, Poland)
2024-2025 - “Formula of Endurance” (Presidium of the National Academy of Arts, Kyiv)
2024-2025 - “War: Reverse Perspective” (Museum of History of Ukraine in the WW II)
2024 - “Figurlich Zeichnung und Malariei” (Kunstlerhaus Meinersen, Germany)
2024 - "Territory of Freedom: Maidan" (National Museum of Taras Shevchenko, Kyiv)
2024 - "QIRIM" (Voznytskyi Gallery, Lviv)
2023-2024 - "Gallery of Heroes" (Kyiv City State Administration, Kyiv ICA)
2023 - "Crimean Tatar ceramics: the heritage of the masters" (NMUNDM, Kyiv)
2023 - "Concentration of Will" (M17, Kyiv)
2023 - "Return of the Crimea" ("Boychukfest", Boychuk State Art and Design Museum, Kyiv)
2023 - "Cosmogony of Senses" (Ko...